Is Charlie Hunnam leaving his motorcycle jacket for a medieval armor?
The 'Sons of Anarchy' star will be playing the legendary monarch in Guy Ritchie's version of 'King Arthur.' And since this is helmed by the 'Snatch' director, don't expect Hunnam's Arthur to resemble a knight in shining armor.
"I think where the pitfall has often been is trying to make King Arthur bland and nice, and nice and bland," Ritchie told EW. "The two qualities make rather compatible bed companions. Unfortunately, they're not interesting to watch."
He goes on to compare Arthur to a Jedi. "Luke Skywalker was always the most uninteresting character in 'Star Wars' because he's the good guy," Ritchie said. "Good guys are boring."
There is nothing boring about Charlie Hunnam's take on King Arthur. EW has just released new photos of the actor with Excalibur, but there is no armor in sight.
Hunnam offers some insight about the film's version of King Arthur.
"He's a little bit rough around the edges, but he's basically a survivor," he said. "He's a hustler, he's a street kid. There's definitely a harder edge to him than people would imagine. It's sort of classic Guy Ritchie stuff."
According to EW, Guy Ritchie's King Arthur is an orphan raised by prostitutes in London during the 5th century. The boy grows up in the streets and tries to protect the people around him.
Charlie Hunnam recently spoke out about his decision to bow out of the controversial film adaptation of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' Without getting into details, he admitted that he was undergoing a difficult period.
"It was very, very painful for me, that whole process, just very unpleasant," he said to EW. "I felt like I let myself down. I let those people down on 'Fifty Shades' that I'd grown to really love and respect. It's just a really unpleasant period of time for me."
'Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur' is scheduled for release on July 22, 2016.
